John McKinna
Australian brigadier and police commissioner
John McKinna | |
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Born | (1906-12-11)11 December 1906 Goodwood, South Australia |
Died | 28 January 2000(2000-01-28) (aged 93) Adelaide, South Australia |
Allegiance | Australia |
Service/ | Australian Army |
Years of service | 1937–1961 |
Rank | Brigadier |
Commands | 9th Brigade (1952–55) 10th Battalion (1948–52) 25th Battalion (1944–45) |
Battles/wars | Second World War |
Awards | Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order Efficiency Decoration |
Other work | Commissioner of the South Australia Police (1957–72) |
Brigadier John Gilbert McKinna CMG, CBE, DSO, LVO, ED (11 December 1906 – 28 January 2000) was a senior officer in the Australian Army during the Second World War. He was also the Police Commissioner for South Australia between July 1957 and June 1972.
References
- Service details – Australian War Memorial
- Police Journal SA
- SA Police History
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- Metropolitan Operations Service (Public Transport Safety Branch)
- State Operations Service (Traffic Services Branch, State Tactical Response Group)
- Crime Service (Major Crime Investigations Branch, Serious and Organised Crime Branch)
- Security and Emergency Management Service (Special Tasks and Rescue (STAR Group), Water Operations Unit, Dog Operations Unit, Mounted Operations Unit, Security Response Section, Police Security Officers (PSOs), Communications Group)
- Operations Support Service (Forensic Services Branch, Firearms Branch, Prosecution Services Branch, State Intelligence Branch)
- Governance and Capability Service (Commissioner’s Support Branch, Ethical and Professional Standards Branch)
- Band of the South Australia Police
- Henry Inman (1838-1840)
- Major Thomas Shuldham O'Halloran (1840-1843)
- Boyle Travers Finniss (1843-1847)
- George Frederick Dashwood (1847-1851)
- Alexander Tolmer (1852-1853)
- Colonel Peter Warburton (1853-1867)
- George Hamilton (1867-1882)
- William John Peterswald (1882-1896)
- Lewis George Madley (1896-1909)
- William Henry Raymond (1910-1917)
- Thomas Edwards (1917-1920)
- Brigadier General Sir Raymond Leane (1920-1944)
- William Francis Johns (1944-1950)
- Ivor Bren Green (1950-1957)
- Brigadier John McKinna (1957-1972)
- Harold Salisbury (1972-1978)
- Laurence Draper (1978-1982)
- John Bryan Giles (1982-1983)
- David Hunt (1983-1996)
- Malcolm Hyde (1997-2012)
- Gary Burns (2012-2015)
- Grant Stevens (2015-current)
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